FIRST SCHEDULE.   RECORDING AND REGISTERING

RESTRICTIONS ON RECORDING/REGISTERING.

1.         Not withstanding any thing contained herein the Committee may insist upon inspection / DNA Profile of any horse before accepting the application for entry in the Association's Stud Book / Register and may appoint an inspector for that purpose and the expense of the inspection /DNA Profile shall be borne by the applicant for entry.

2.         The Committee may refuse any application for entry without assigning a reason therefore.

3.         REGISTERED NAMES.

3.1       Recording of a horse under a particular name may be refused if the name is so like the name of another registered horse to be misleading.

3.2       Names of established families or established studs (whether in New Zealand or elsewhere) or of celebrated horses (whether in New Zealand or elsewhere) shall not be used.

3.3       The Association may refuse to allow any name which it considers to be misleading,  mis-applied or contrary to the interest of members of the Association generally.

3.4       A horses name may be changed by the listed owner before the end of it's yearling year,  if:-

3.4.1    The horse has no progeny.

3.4.2    The Association has the written permission of the owner of the dam at the time of foaling.  
By returning the Registration Certificate to the Association with the new name choice and the appropriate Name Change fee.

3.5       Upon any change being made in accordance with these regulations a proper record incorporating the former name in parentheses shall be made by the Registrar in the Association's Stud Book/Registers and elsewhere as may be required to avoid confusion.   This shall apply whenever the said name is used.

3.6       In no circumstances can a change of name of a horse take place after entry is effected and publication has been made in the Stud Book/Registers,  or the horse has been bred from.

3.7       A previously used name followed by "Second",  "Third",  or "Junior",  etc,  may not be used.

3.8       Numerical symbols shall not be used in the name of a horse.

4.         REGISTERED PREFIXES.

A Registered Prefix is a name,  word,  letter or combination of these preceding a name,  recorded with the Association and used exclusively by the owners of Morgans or Partbred Morgans for the purpose of distinguishing horses bred by them from those of other Morgan breeders.

4.1       A registered prefix may be approved providing:-

4.1.1    The word/s selected as a proposed prefix is not the complete name for a Recorded/Registered horse.

4.1.2    The prefix applicant shall not have another registered prefix on record with the Association.

4.1.3    The Association does not deem the prefix to be similar to a name or prefix previously recorded or otherwise unsuitable.

4.1.4    The prefix application has been correctly completed and submitted with the appropriate fee.

4.2       A registered Prefix can only be used by the listed owner of that prefix.   The listed owner of a prefix may grant permission,  in writing and on file with the Association,  to designated person/s to allow the use of that prefix.

4.3       A name,  word,  or combination of these preceding a name,  not listed as a prefix with the Association may be used by any breeder until registered for the exclusive use of one breeder.

5.         TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.

5.1       Application for transfer of a Pure/Partbred Morgan horse will only be accepted from the listed owner of that horse.

5.2       Upon the sale,  exchange,  gift,  or other disposal of a horse,  entered in the Association's Stud Book/Register,  notifications of such disposition shall be given in writing by the listed owner to the Registrar within thirty (30) days.

5.3       Before any horse can be transferred the Association must be in receipt of:-

5.3.1    An application for transfer in the prescribed form signed by the transferor including the name and address of transferee to be entered in the records of the Association.

5.3.2    Certificate of Registration of the said horse,  for endorsement.

5.3.3    Required transfer fee.

5.3.4    If a person sells a horse with transfer and fails to submit the fee and Certificate of Registration for endorsement,  the Association may take what action and impose such penalty as it may decide.

5.3.5    The listed owner of a mare shall if the mare is sold "in foal" or as having been covered by a stallion,  furnish to the purchaser a relevant Covering Certificate.

6.         LEASES.

6.1       All lease agreements must be correctly completed on an official Lease Agreement form and filed with the Registrar of the Association.

6.2       The application fee must accompany the lease form.

6.3       The Lessee/s shall be considered the owner of any foal born of a leased mare during the period of the lease agreement or as otherwise notified by the owner and lessee,  therefore it could be important,  that consideration of the lease commencement and termination date be in accord with the subsequent ownership of the resulting foal.

6.4       A sub-lease will be recorded by the Association only upon the listed owner/s written recognition of the sub-lease.

7.         CANCELLATION OF ENTRY IN THE ASSOCIATION'S STUD BOOK / REGISTERS.

7.1       Any horse,  upon the written application of its listed owner,  may be removed.

7.2       The Association may cancel the entry in the Stud Book/Registers if it be found that the particulars furnished for entry of such horse in the registers are incorrect in any material respect and the Association may thereupon cancel the entry of any descendant of such horse or may allow the entry of the descendant of such horse to remain and may make such correction to the description of the descendant in the Stud Book/Register as the Association may consider proper.

7.3       The Association may cancel or amend the entry in the Stud Book/Register of any horses and/or of any particulars relating to such horse if:-

7.3.1    The prescribed fee payable upon any entry,  or transfer,  or application for transfer shall not be duly paid,  or

7.3.2    The horse be sold,  exchanged,  leased,  or otherwise disposed of and if no application for transfer be lodged with the Registrar within the prescribed time or if the fee has not been paid,  or

7.3.3    By reason of any error found to exist.

8.         SUNDRY.

8.1       REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION are available in genuine cases of loss of the original and on payment of a fee and shall be marked "Replacement  Certificate".

8.2       NOTICE OF THE DEATH OF A HORSE entered in the Association's records must be given by the listed owner to the Registrar within thirty (30) days of the death of the horse and upon such notice being given the death shall be recorded by the Registrar.

8.3       GELDING.

8.3.1    The owner of each and every Recorded/Registered colt or stallion which has been gelded shall notify the Registrar in writing within thirty (30) days of the operation.

8.3.2    Partbred colts/stallions will not be registered until a Veterinary Certificate stating that they have been gelded has been received by the Registrar.

8.4       The regulations for importing and exporting of Recorded Morgan horses shall apply to the Registered Partbred Morgan horses.

DISCLAIMER.

The Association believes the details contained in Certificates issued by them to be correct,  but does not hold its self responsible for any inaccuracies,  omissions or otherwise therein or in regard to entries in the Stud Books and Register relating thereto or connected with Registrations covered by such Certificates.